Walter R. wrote:
MS Windows 7 will not have an e-mail program or a newsreader. Does this mean
the end of newsgroups like this one? Even Windows 7 has no newsgroup from
the MS News Server. Looks like the newsgroups are being replaced by web
based forums. Is this correct. Will hate to lose alt.home.repair


Not at all.
It means you will have to get a free or paid for third party program
that supports newsgroups.